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Talk about Capitals hockey & more! => Washington Capitals & Other Hockey Discussion => Topic started by: alta on Sunday January 17, 2021, 09:13:16 AM Eastern
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January 17 vs Penguins at PPG Paints Arena
Time: 12:00pm
TV: NBC
Radio: Caps Radio 24/7, 106.7fm
Washington Capitals 2-0-0
Pittsburgh Penguins 0-2-0
Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin 8 - Backstrom 19 - Oshie 77
Vrana 13 - Kuznetsov 92 - Wilson 43
Panik 14 - Eller 20 - Sprong 10
Hagelin 62 - Dowd 26 - Hathaway 21
Orlov 9 - Carlson 74
Dillon 4 - Schultz 2
Chara 33 - Jensen 3
Samsonov 30
scratched:
Sheary 73
Siegenthaler 34
van Riemsdyk 57
Vanacek 41
Pens anticipated lines:
Guentzel - Crosby - Rodrigues
Zucker - Malkin - Rust
McCann - Jankowski - Tanev
Lafferty - Blueger - Sceviour
Dumoulin - Letang
Pettersson - Marino
Matheson - Ruhwedel
DeSmith
scratched:
Aston-Reese
Kapanen
today's zebras:
referees:
Chris Rooney 5 Kyle Rehman 10
linesmen:
Libor Suchanek 60 Julien Fournier 56
https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-tangle-with-pens/c-320365010 (https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-tangle-with-pens/c-320365010)
https://novacapsfans.com/2021/01/17/daniel-sprong-to-make-capitals-debut-vs-penguins-conor-sheary-scratched-against-former-team-ilya-samsonov-in-net/ (https://novacapsfans.com/2021/01/17/daniel-sprong-to-make-capitals-debut-vs-penguins-conor-sheary-scratched-against-former-team-ilya-samsonov-in-net/)
Scoring summary:
1st period:
Rodrigues from Dumoulin and Guentzel at :19
Dowd unassisted at 12:04
Ovechkin from Kuznetsov and Wilson at 14:24
2nd period:
Sceviour from Blueger at 2:10
Backstrom PPG from Kuznetsov and Ovechkin at 10:09
Pettersson from Zucker and Rust at 12:57
3rd period:
no goals
overtime:
no goals
SO:
Hens 1-0 after 4 rounds
Caps lose 3-4
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You've crushed his enthusiasm.. :( Sorry rich, maybe Tuesday? :snicker:
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Let's GO COBRA KAI!
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Is it too early for a beer?
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Is it too early for a beer?
only if you need to ask
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unfortunately I don't see the hens going 0-3 to start the season, but maybe the Caps can surprise me today
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Have faith Grasshopper.
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Is it too early for a beer?
:huh: Is it ever?
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Okay, it's noon!
Ooo, Sprong debut.
Sammy starting today.
Listening to John Walton instead of NBC tv audio
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Oof..
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:wtf:
:O=
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:huh: Is it ever?
he asked about beer, not Jack or smoke
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Evening chaps. :wackysmile:
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he asked about beer, not Jack or smoke
:'(
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:'(
:snicker:
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Oh look, another PK for the Caps. :clown: :poop:
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I can already see which way the officiating is going to go today
:raised-eyebrow: ::)
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I just realized.. Since were in the Commie division, I guess we won't play a single game with any fans in the stands? Unless maybe Carolina allows any? Just hard to watch with an empty arena. Seems like some kind of scrimmage/practice atmosphere. :-\
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Good PK!
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GOOOAAALLLL!!!!
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Whoooo hoooo! :clap:
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There's one for the grinders!
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OV!!!!!!!!
great play by Willy too
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There's one for the Captain!
Wilson said "Get the fuck outta the way and gimmy that puck!"
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OOOOOOOOOVIIIIIIIIII :wackysmile:
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Malkin needs a beating
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Taco Bell time! :wackysmile:
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I"m sure this has been mentioned but we are always slow at the start of a period/game, right at the start. Seems like other teams take advantage of that.
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. . . Oh shit is it hockey season again?
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did someone say food??...
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Hi Liil, Hi DC - hello to Lady
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Hi Liil, Hi DC - hello to Lady
Lady says the same!!
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. . . Oh shit is it hockey season again?
kinda
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Tell ya one damn thing, this DCrops has looked better than Ive seen in YEARS!
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kinda
Yeah, looks like a theres a game goin behind all the ads. . . 🤣
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:O= :O=
:clown: :poop:
haaaaa, NO GOAL!!!!!!!!
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Sammy better wake up.
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pathetic display by NHL officiating here, it shouldn't be this difficult
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That was really slopppy by Sammy. :stupid:
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bullshit, I'm not buying it
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Challenge it!
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Tell ya one damn thing, this DCrops has looked better than Ive seen in YEARS!
The first pair hasn't been very good the first 2 games.
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The first pair hasn't been very good the first 2 games.
Well, it is Carlson & Orlov, the ceiling aint very high there 🤣
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bullshit, I'm not buying it
The one angle showed that the puck might have hit the camera. It was hard to tell. I thought for sure it hit the crossbar. Either way Samsonov doesn't look good. Both goals were bad goals. He even looks shaky when he makes the save.
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Well, it is Carlson & Orlov, the ceiling aint very high there 🤣
Why pair those 2 together? It has been quite the adventure in the defensive zone.
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Hah Oshie's face in the penalty box, he knew this was another BS call.
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Backy hits it at the back door!!!!
:-|
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Nicely done. :clap:
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What a pass Kuzy!
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The one angle showed that the puck might have hit the camera. It was hard to tell. I thought for sure it hit the crossbar. Either way Samsonov doesn't look good. Both goals were bad goals. He even looks shaky when he makes the save.
the best angle clearly showed the puck stopping at the crossbar, but since it's the Caps the NHL claims there is a magic puck that went through the crossbar
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:O= :O= :O=
:clown: :poop:
these announcers suck ass
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the best angle clearly showed the puck stopping at the crossbar, but since it's the Caps the NHL claims there is a magic puck that went through the crossbar
I thought it was crossbar. They showed a view from behind the net showing that the camera moved but you couldn't tell because you had to look through the net. I think the camera shook a bit from the puck making contact with the crossbar.
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Is that going to be a penalty shot?
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Anyone else think Carlson is completely out to lunch the first 3 games of the season.
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Anyone else think Carlson is completely out to lunch the first 3 games of the season.
No more than usual. . .
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Interesting analyzation with Dillon coming in, and the 2 d coming in to back him up.
Oh and thanks for the SOG ticker!
Audience level/noiise is perfect.
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Oh FFS!
More dumb, stupid penalties!
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You've crushed his enthusiasm.. :( Sorry rich, maybe Tuesday? :snicker:
where the heck is he, this is unlike him. He don't work on Sunday's and there still isn't a lot of travel going on
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The Hens are playin really soft this game. . . not even the cheap-shot, turtle, and cry like a 13yo getting her first rag that we're used to from them
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The Hens are playin really soft this game. . . not even the cheap-shot, turtle, and cry like a 13yo getting her first rag that we're used to from them
Malkin should've been in the box for slashing, but they don't play that way unless they are losing, most of the time
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It it just me or do we look slow? And they must of had a different camera to look at. All the ones I saw looked like crossbar. That angle of the camera shaking didn't show shit, imo. Isn't there a camera above the net, in the rafters? Show me the puck crossing with that one..
What's up DC! Long time no see!!
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Oh FFS!
More dumb, stupid penalties!
yep, no excuse for that one. This coach has got fix that.
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Three games in and this stuff barely looks like hockey. It's so damn SLLLOOOWWWW and nobody hits anybody. It looks like one of those pee wee scrimmages that they put on between periods. Must be some league directive not to get too close to anybody lest they catch covid. It's really hardly watchable for anyone who knows how hockey is supposed to be played.
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cheesus. These zebras are a joke
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Refs calling some soft ass shit today.. Even the hook call on Crosby was soft as shit. Unfortunately, we've gotten called for about about 4x more.
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Neither team looks much good tonight.
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Three games in and this stuff barely looks like hockey. It's so damn SLLLOOOWWWW and nobody hits anybody. It looks like one of those pee wee scrimmages that they put on between periods. Must be some league directive not to get too close to anybody lest they catch covid. It's really hardly watchable for anyone who knows how hockey is supposed to be played.
Yeah, it looks like they've played five days in row . . .
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I cant see how anyone can look at Malkin and not wanna punch him
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wow, the zebras give the Caps a PP
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Our PP is garbage. When are we going to fire Blaine Foreskin?
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lol, great camera shot of OV on the bench after that double pipe, he's definitely spent 15 years in the U.S.
lip reading made easy
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oh joy, overtime
The Caps should file a protest at the conclusion of the game regardless of the outcome. The hens only got 2 goals, not 3.
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Neither team looks much good tonight.
My thoughts exactly..
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My thoughts exactly..
Neither team has looked good but Wilson has looked very good today.
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Neither team has looked good but Wilson has looked very good today.
True that!
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Uh oh. I don't fancy our chances in the shootout. :-(
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this SO looks like cold dog shit
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the Hens should thank the zebras for that win
:O= :O= :O= :O=
:bad:
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Figures. Didn't deserve the 2 anyway.. :O=
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the Hens should thank the zebras for that win
Yea, I need to see more then a camera shake before I believe that went in. Still don't know why they didn't have a view above the goal. Would of been obvious one way or the other.
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Figures. Didn't deserve the 2 anyway.. :O=
they deserved it more than the other team
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Figures. Didn't deserve the 2 anyway.. :O=
Agreed.
Too sloppy, too many stupid penalties.
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Lavi needs to do something to wake up Kuzy and Carlson in particular. Those guys aren't old enough to be playing with such low energy..
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the Hens should thank the zebras for that win
:O= :O= :O= :O=
:bad:
Yeah, but that's nothing new, is it. We know that's going to happen when we play this team. The extra, dumb penalties we took are what made the difference, imho.
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It it just me or do we look slow? And they must of had a different camera to look at. All the ones I saw looked like crossbar. That angle of the camera shaking didn't show shit, imo. Isn't there a camera above the net, in the rafters? Show me the puck crossing with that one..
What's up DC! Long time no see!!
I watched that again and I still think it was crossbar.
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Sammy needs to improve his game or he will lose the starting job. I didn't think he looked good. Fought the puck. Had trouble controlling rebounds, doesn't cover the 5 hole very well. He also was down on the ice too early too often.
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I watched that again and I still think it was crossbar.
Sadly, there was no definite proof to overturn the call on the ice.
What I don't quite get however, is that the "white box" that they say it hit, it was a camera, right? Then why couldn't they just rewind it a tad to see if there's a little black biscuit blotting out the sun. :huh:
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Sammy needs to improve his game or he will lose the starting job. I didn't think he looked good. Fought the puck. Had trouble controlling rebounds, doesn't cover the 5 hole very well. He also was down on the ice too early too often.
Yeah, he wasn't great, was he. A bit too casual for my liking.
Chara looks like he's fitting in pretty well though. ;)
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So...I watched late and never caught up
I thought the crossbar shot actually went in. The camera work sucked but the player knew it went in and there was no crossbar “ding”. Of it hot the bar hard enough to bounce out we’d have heard it
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And Sammy looked lost early but he picked up his game later...problem is you can’t let in two weak ones a game and then play well and expect to win
Fucking penalty calls were ridiculous
At least two phantom calls
And I agree with Mick...the team looks S L O W
Maybe third game in four days after 8 months off is part of it but Jesus Groot looks like he’s skating on cement. NBC was all over his knob but he looked WAY too slow to compete. He uses his size reach and experience well but guys skate bye him with no trouble
NBC guys must have a contract with NHL NOT TO EVER disagree with a call on the ice whether a penalty or a goal or whatever
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Hey Alta...1965 Shelby Cobra just sold for $5,400,000 at auction.
Holy shit.
It was one of only 5 ever made in that color And the car actually belonged to Shelby but still.
$5,4000,000 is a lot for a used car :wackysmile:
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So...I watched late and never caught up
I thought the crossbar shot actually went in. The camera work sucked but the player knew it went in and there was no crossbar “ding”. Of it hot the bar hard enough to bounce out we’d have heard it
It wasn’t a strong shot, definitely not strong enough to go in and out of the net in one camera frame.
Nobody sold it right away, but we are talking about the hens here. They can sell a bag of shit to the nhl
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Shelby
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By the way...if you didn’t get enough of the Caps/Hens game...
They are continuing figure skating on NBC 🧐
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Hey Alta...1965 Shelby Cobra just sold for $5,400,000 at auction.
Holy shit.
It was one of only 5 ever made in that color And the car actually belonged to Shelby but still.
$5,4000,000 is a lot for a used car :wackysmile:
saw that, that wasn’t just any 427 cobra, that was Mr Shelby’s 427 cobra, one of the few cars he’d kept in his collection since the day he bought it, beautiful color on it.
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the good news is the Caps get to do this again Tuesday at 7:00pm in shitburgh
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I was just looking at the schedule. I kinda like this two games at a time thing. This eastern conference is highly reminiscent of the old Patrick division, I like it.
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this SO looks like cold dog shit
I didn't see much of the game because I had other commitments, but I did see the crossbar/camera shot. I can't say that I saw anything other than the puck hit the crossbar. I don't agree with the "we would have heard if it hit the crossbar" stuff. That puck was lifted, not shot.
But anyway, what I really didn't like was the effort in the shootout. All 4 Caps just carried the puck in, did very little dekeing, and shot it into the goalie. You ain't gonna beat anybody that way. The Caps may have felt worn out. It wasn't 3 games in 4 days, it was 3 in 3 1/2 days. And keep in mind that the teams have had relatively little training and no preseason games. In a sense, we may be seeing glorified preseason hockey right now.
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Yeah it's been rough games so far but we have to remember:
1) Compact season with less rest days
2) No preseason for warming up
3) New coach / new system will take time to adjust. Based on how we've played with prior new coaches I feel like it's taken 20-30 games before we really get into a groove
What do we have going for us though? We have a coach who's a real coach. Last time we had a real coach we were able to win the Cup. I wouldn't put pressure on Lavi to win us the Cup this season considering the circumstances but I sure as hell hope we get into a groove by next year and can really go for it. I also get the sense that our defensive depth will be helpful. Lots of NHL capable defensive players will pay off when we're playing on a tight schedule and guys are tired but have to play 20-30 mins a night. Other teams without the same level of depth may end up overworking their top guys. We can shift out someone and bring in a TVR, MF, Siegs, etc.
We also have a bigger team than most (top 5 heaviest teams in NHL), and we've got some tough guys who can really hit and punish. I think this size can also pay off if we're properly punishing opposing teams (and their D) and wearing them down. I do think over the course of a lengthy series this benenfits us.
But we are fighting against: 1) we have an older team than most so maybe the tight schedule will cause us to get a little more winded than younger teams; 2) adjusting to a new coach/system. If we were a little more youthful and this were season #2 of Lavi I'd probably feel more optimistic. But of course we wasted time with dumbass TR.
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Shelby
No shit, 5 mil was a bargin!
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Caps are in 1st place in the division and in all the NHL. :hearts:
(of course they are 1 of only two teams that have played three games) 8)
Philthy is 2-0 and they play Buffalo tonight and tomorrow
Tampa is 2-0 - they play Columbus THursday/Saturday. How'd they get 6 days off first week of the schedule?...thats at least 4-5 extra practice days easy? Fucking schedule. Oh....nevermind...they were scheduled to play Dallas twice and those are postponed til May.
Nashville 2-0
Vegas 2-0
Minnesota 2-0